NANGA was established in 1941 and founded by Akira Yokota. The company name, “NANGA”, originated from the Himalayan mountain “NANGA PARBAT”. The philosophy behind “NANGA” is to produce a product that can overcome challenges under the most drastic conditions. Throughout their history of over 74 years, they have demonstrated extra care and attention to detail to produce high quality clothing, sleeping bags, and down jackets. NANGA takes exceptional pride towards quality control and safety features of their products. Each NANGA product is made by skilled experts with precision and care. They use only the best materials and down feathers.